{"product_id":"becoming-a-studentready-college-9781119824190","title":"Becoming a StudentReady College","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReimagining the Culture of Leadership for Student Success\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA revision to the practical and popular guide, this book asks the crucial question within today''s environment, What''s a student-ready college? Higher education leaders are responsible for preparing their institutions to serve the students they admit in the best way possible. By asking ourselves how we can transform our institutions into student-ready colleges to create a new culture of leadership that is responsive to current challenges and focuses on understanding and utilizing student assets and social capital to achieve shared goals for student success. \u003ci\u003eBecoming a Student-Ready College \u003c\/i\u003eshows you how.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConversations in higher education tend to focus on defining college readiness for students. Too often, we forget to ask the question from the other side, and we miss important opportunities to develop institutions in ways that can help students thrive. Higher education leaders and educators can be\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter One: The Time Is Now: A Call for Student-Ready Colleges 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Quest for College-Ready Students and Redefining Readiness 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Profile of Twenty-First-Century Students 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Science of Student Readiness 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Value of Student-Ready Colleges and the Emerging School-to-Work Economy 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Path Forward: Taking Steps to Transformation 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo: Leadership Values and Organizational Culture 33\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Perspectives on Leadership 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eValues and the Student-Ready College 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoes Collaboration Serve a Greater Good or Is It an End in Itself? 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeadership for Grassroots Empowerment 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging Perspective on Educators 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExemplary Practice: The University of Wisconsin–Whitewater 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePositive Vision of Educators 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInclusive Professional Development for Everyone Who Teaches 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent-Ready Practice of Governance 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding Out the Change Effort 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExemplary Practice: Alverno College 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Pragmatic Approach to Shared Governance 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Vision of a Place Ready for Students 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: A Vision to Guide Collaboration 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Three: Intentionality by Design to Support Student Success 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntentionality by Design: Centering Equity, Diversity, and Belonging 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRemoving Systemic Barriers and Challenges for Students 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Caring Educator 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmbracing a Paradigm Shift 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Culture of Belonging 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining Student Success as Learning 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePromoting Excellence in Student Engagement 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharting Your Course of Action 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Four: Leveraging Ecosystem Partnerships in Support of Student Readiness 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEngaging the Ecosystem 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Critical Survival Instinct: The Opportunistic Self-Awareness of Student-Ready Colleges 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Levers for Establishing and Aligning Impactful Ecosystem Partnerships 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent-Centered Symbiosis in Support of Today’s College Students 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions to Consider in Establishing and Aligning Ecosystem Partnerships 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Five: Educating the Whole Student 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhole-Person Leadership and Learning 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBelief in Student Capacity to Learn as a Genuine and Public Commitment 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenges to Belief in Student Capacity to Learn 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddressing Deficit-Mindedness 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSites for Action 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wealth That Students Bring 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstitutional Long Views 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeadership Responsive to the Ecosystem 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 209\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407163629911,"sku":"9781119824190","price":30.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119824190.jpg?v=1730498393","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/becoming-a-studentready-college-9781119824190","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}